Organization
The United States Attorney leads an organization composed of Civil, Criminal and Administrative Divisions. The United States Attorney supervises the First Assistant, the Senior Litigation Counsel, the Administrative Officer and the Civil and Criminal Chiefs, who currently comprise the Executive Committee that manages the office.
The Civil Chief supervises the Civil Division within the office. The Civil Chief is responsible for case/task assignments and management of the attorneys within the Division. The Financial Litigation Unit is charged with the responsibility of collecting debts owed the government. It is comprised of a paralegal specialist and debt collection agents, and reports to the Civil Chief.
The Criminal Chief supervises the Criminal Division within the office. The Criminal Chief is responsible for case/task assignments and management of the attorneys within the Division, as well as the Victim-Witness Coordinator, Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC) Coordinator and the Asset Forfeiture Paralegal. The Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) is headed by a Lead OCDETF Attorney, who also reports to the Criminal Chief.
The Administrative Officer leads the Administrative Division, which is a servicing personnel office (SPO). Procurement, systems management and office environmental issues fall under the purview of the Administrative Division.
Each litigating division has a support staff headed by a supervisory paralegal assistant. Work assignments within the litigating divisions for support personnel are determined by the respective supervisory personnel, in consultation with the Division Chiefs and Administrative Officer.